- LEVEL 1 -- Axle centerline or lower door sill top height.
LEVEL 2 -- Occupant H-point height.
LEVEL 3 -- Mid-door height.
LEVEL 4 -- Window sill height.
LEVEL 5 -- Top-of-window height on roof rail.
In addition, target tape was placed vertically on the driver side of the vehicle coincident with the pole impact location. Target tape was also placed on top of the vehicle in the following locations:
Along the longitudinal centerline the full length of the vehicle, excluding windows.
Laterally across the roof perpendicular to the centerline tape and coincident with the pole impact location.
Target tape was placed laterally on the front and rear bumpers in the YZ plane. Black-and-yellow circular targets 100 mm in diameter were placed at various locations on the test vehicle for film data collection purposes. The targets were placed as follows:
Driver door to denote the vehicles longitudinal c.g.
Driver door to denote the dummy H-point.
Roof to denote the vehicles longitudinal and lateral c.g. location.
Two targets on the roof aligned with the vehicles longitudinal centerline 610 mm apart centered on the impact line.
Two targets aligned with the impact line 610 mm apart centered on the vehicles longitudinal centerline.
Two targets on the hood aligned with the vehicles longitudinal centerline 610 mm apart.
Two targets on the front and back side of two vertical sheet metal stanchions affixed to the rear half of the roof, centered on the longitudinal centerline and 610 mm apart.
Two targets on the front and rear bumper (YZ plane) 610 mm apart centered on the longitudinal centerline.
Targets in 610-mm increments along the bottom of the truck bed the length of the bed.
Figure 6 presents a side view of the test vehicle showing the target tape locations. Figure 6 also contains an overhead sketch of the facility depicting the setup of the vehicle, pole, test track, and the location of each high-speed camera. Positioned in each cameras view was at least one strobe light. The lights flashed when the vehicle struck the pole. This synchronized the film with the electronic data.